Erich, can you please make sure that these new functionalities are clearly documented in the user guide? I don't see these things changing between now and release (at least not much, I hope!) so it is good to start early so that we do not miss anything.
BTW, we are still waiting for that document regarding how to use the repo.url format for /tftpboot/distro/* :-) Thanks! Bernard > -----Original Message----- > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 1:47 > To: Bernard Li > Cc: Michael Edwards; Oscar-devel List > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > On Friday 21 April 2006 07:57, Bernard Li wrote: > > Do we want to be pro-active and have "base" and "updates" > directories? > > > > i.e.: > > /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/base/ > > /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/updates/ > > > > We can also dump updates into the distro/ directory. > > I prefer downloading to the /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/ > directory. I think > you guys didn't check out my "repo-update" program located in > $OSCAR_HOME/scripts. That will download the updates and leave > only the newest > version around, such that your master node doesn't turn into > a huge fedora > mirror. This is BTW the reason why I prefer to have _the_ > repository and not a > collection of base + updates. Users can handle this > differently if they want, > but I wouldn't make this now more complicated. > > Regards, > Erich > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Bernard > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thu 20/04/2006 09:31 > > To: Michael Edwards > > Cc: Bernard Li; Oscar-devel List > > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > > > > > > > Okay, I'll have a look at both ideas: > > - fixing up distro-query to not use SIS data before it is available > > - checking the /tftpboot/rpm pool's distro and eventually > copying it over to > > the right name (or linking that in or something). Need to > check a few things > > (whether the md5sum stuff will work the same way, for example). > > > > Regards, > > Erich > > > > On Thursday 20 April 2006 00:16, Michael Edwards wrote: > > > I agree with Bernard for what it's worth. Our docs are > clunky enough > > > as it is without having to have a big chart of distro > abreviations for > > > people to look up. If it was possible, it would be nice > if they could > > > just put them in /tftpboot/rpms and have the script move them from > > > there. If OSCAR doesn't put anything there it should be > reasonably > > > safe to assume they are distro rpms I would think. > > > > > > Of course, my track record of being right is very bad lately. > > > > > > On 4/19/06, Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Erich: > > > > > > > > But that script won't work prior to OSCAR being > installed since it > > > > requires libraries from SystemInstaller, etc. > > > > > > > > I was merely suggesting a way that a user can know > ahead of time what > > > > directory to copied the RPMs to - previously it was > /tftpboot/rpm, which > > > > is nice and easy, with trunk, the user needs to figure out the > > > > distro-name-notation to be able to copy the RPMs. > > > > > > > > Of course the user can just run ./install_cluster ethX > first, have it > > > > error out, then copy the RPMs to the specified location > - but this may > > > > not be the friendliest approach. > > > > > > > > My $0.02. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 14:01 > > > > > To: Bernard Li > > > > > Cc: Michael Edwards; Oscar-devel List > > > > > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > > > > > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > please execute $OSCAR_HOME/scripts/distro-query to get all > > > > > the required info > > > > > on repository pools. > > > > > > > > > > Erich > > ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0709&bid&3057&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
